Internet Material Distribution Bill Vetoed

Wisconsin Legislative Events

Published April 3rd, 2026

Detected April 4th, 2026

Summary

Wisconsin Governor vetoed Assembly Bill 105 on April 3, 2026. The bill would have created Wis. Stat. § 100.76 to regulate the distribution of certain material on the Internet by requiring age verification. AB105 passed both chambers (Assembly 69-22) but was vetoed before becoming law.

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What changed

Wisconsin Assembly Bill 105 was vetoed by the Governor on April 3, 2026. The bill would have created section 100.76 of the Wisconsin statutes to regulate the distribution of certain material on the Internet, likely requiring age verification measures for users accessing restricted content online. The bill passed the Assembly 69-22 and the Senate (as amended) but did not become law.

No compliance actions are required as the bill was vetoed and will not take effect. Businesses and technology companies that may have been affected by this legislation are not subject to any new requirements. The vetoed bill would have applied to internet distributors and platforms distributing material considered harmful to children, but this potential regulatory burden has been eliminated for the current legislative session.

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ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / AB105 Vetoed AB105 Assembly Bill Vetoed 2026-04-03

The distribution of certain material on the Internet.

An Act to create 100.76 of the statutes; Relating to: the distribution of certain material on the Internet.

Bill Details

State Wisconsin

Session 2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...

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Action History

2026-04-03 A Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026 2026-04-02 A Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-02-23 A Report correctly enrolled on 2-23-2026 2026-02-23 A LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) 2026-02-23 A LRB correction 2026-02-19 A Action ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-19 A Senate Amendment 2 concurred in 2026-02-18 A Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 2 adopted) 2026-02-18 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-18 S Read a third time and concurred in as amended 2026-02-18 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-02-18 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-18 S Senate Amendment 2 adopted 2026-02-18 S Senate Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author 2026-02-18 S Read a second time 2026-02-17 S Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-01-07 S Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Wanggaard 2025-12-03 S Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard 2025-11-12 S Available for scheduling 2025-11-12 S Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2 2025-11-12 S Executive action taken 2025-10-08 S Public hearing held 2025-03-21 S Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families 2025-03-20 S Received from Assembly 2025-03-20 A Ordered immediately messaged 2025-03-20 A Read a third time and passed, Ayes 69, Noes 22, Paired 2 2025-03-20 A Rules suspended 2025-03-20 A Ordered to a third reading 2025-03-20 A Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 2025-03-20 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben 2025-03-20 A Read a second time 2025-03-18 A Placed on calendar 3-20-2025 by Committee on Rules 2025-03-17 A Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor 2025-03-13 A Referred to committee on Rules 2025-03-13 A Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2 2025-03-13 A Executive action taken 2025-03-12 A Public hearing held 2025-03-10 A Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs 2025-03-10 A Introduced